Osphranter [1] | |
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Red kangaroo | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Genus: |
Osphranter Gould, 1842 [1] |
Type species | |
Osphranter antilopinus
[2] Gould, 1842
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Osphranter is a genus of large marsupials in the family Macropodidae, commonly known as kangaroos and wallaroos (among other species). It contains the largest extant marsupial, the red kangaroo (O. rufus).
In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera of Macropus, should be moved to the genus level. [3] This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020. [4]
The genus has a fossil record that extends back at least into the Pliocene. [5]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Osphranter antilopinus, antilopine kangaroo |
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Osphranter bernardus, black wallaroo |
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Osphranter robustus, common wallaroo |
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Osphranter rufus, red kangaroo |
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Osphranter [1] | |
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Red kangaroo | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Genus: |
Osphranter Gould, 1842 [1] |
Type species | |
Osphranter antilopinus
[2] Gould, 1842
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Osphranter is a genus of large marsupials in the family Macropodidae, commonly known as kangaroos and wallaroos (among other species). It contains the largest extant marsupial, the red kangaroo (O. rufus).
In 2019, a reassessment of macropod taxonomy determined that Osphranter and Notamacropus, formerly considered subgenera of Macropus, should be moved to the genus level. [3] This change was accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory in 2020. [4]
The genus has a fossil record that extends back at least into the Pliocene. [5]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Osphranter antilopinus, antilopine kangaroo |
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Osphranter bernardus, black wallaroo |
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Osphranter robustus, common wallaroo |
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Osphranter rufus, red kangaroo |
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